Phobias and Their Meanings

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What is the fear of enclosed places called?

  • Claustrophobia (correct)
  • Sitophobia
  • Acrophobia
  • Aviophobia

Which phobia is the fear of men?

  • Zoophobia
  • Algophobia
  • Iatrophobia
  • Androphobia (correct)

What is the fear of open places known as?

  • Astrophobia
  • Hematophobia
  • Agoraphobia (correct)
  • Pathophobia

Which phobia is associated with a fear of storms, lightning, or thunder?

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What is the fear of animals referred to as?

<p>Zoophobia (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Phobias

  • Acrophobia is a fear of heights
  • Agoraphobia is a fear of open places
  • Algophobia is a fear of pain
  • Androphobia is a fear of men

Environmental Phobias

  • Astrophobia is a fear of storms, lightning or thunder
  • Aviophobia is a fear of flying
  • Claustrophobia is a fear of enclosed places
  • Hydrophobia is a fear of water
  • Sitophobia is a fear of flood
  • Entomophobia is a fear of insects
  • Ophidiophobia is a fear of snakes
  • Zoophobia is a fear of animals
  • Hematophobia is a fear of blood
  • Iatrophobia is a fear of doctors
  • Necrophobia is a fear of dead bodies
  • Pathophobia is a fear of disease
  • Thanatophobia is a fear of death

Other Phobias

  • Autophobia is a fear of being alone
  • Nyctophobia is a fear of nights
  • Ochlophobia is a fear of crowds
  • Pyrophobia is a fear of fire
  • Topophobia is a fear of a particular place

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